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Mental health care difficult to find, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Apr 12, 2024
Stories about limited access to mental health care, health disparities between rural and urban Americans, new WIC rules expand food options, Medicaid redetermination’s financial impact on community health centers, and a study on why many women skip life-saving mammograms.
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Fertility treatments out of reach for low-income families, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Mar 01, 2024
Stories about the difficulties of getting fertility treatments covered by insurance for low-income families, health care clinics who serve Medicaid patients trying to survive, more women giving birth at home even in high-risk situations, Latino patients with respiratory illnesses more likely to be oversedated, and a Connecticut program that aims to have more Spanish-speaking social workers.
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Black pregnant women fear discrimination and dying, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Feb 16, 2024
Stories about Black women’s fears around pregnancy, calls for HUSKY expansion to undocumented immigrants in Connecticut, the racial bias in a U.S. cancer screening policy, health care workers have witnessed discrimination against patients, and how crowdfunding has become the norm for medical expenses.
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Policy efforts we’ll be watching in 2024
Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024
This blog post is by Sam Haun, CT Health’s policy director. As 2024 gets underway, we are watching a few key areas of work in the state.
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Grants will support advocacy for coverage expansion
Thursday, Oct 19, 2023
Grants from the Connecticut Health Foundation will support advocacy efforts to expand health care coverage to more immigrants and to ensure that those who are eligible can get covered.
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Connecticut Health Foundation announces new strategic plan
Tuesday, Oct 03, 2023
The Connecticut Health Foundation is launching a new strategic plan in 2024, beginning the next chapter in the private, independent foundation’s focus on health equity for people of color.
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Strategic plan 2024-2028: Frequently asked questions
Tuesday, Oct 03, 2023
What’s in the new plan? What does it mean for my grant? Why did you pick these topics? You might have questions about our new strategic plan. Here are some answers.
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A ‘completely preventable’ health crisis, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Sep 01, 2023
Stories about a preventable health crisis, the health access challenges facing undocumented residents, the toll of health inequities in Connecticut, and a new finding about Parkinson’s disease rooted in diversifying genetic research.
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Why the next big hope for Alzheimer’s might not help most Black patients, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Jul 14, 2023
Stories on CT’s Medicaid unwinding. concerns about a new Alzheimer’s drug and health inequities, the link between racism and childhood obesity, efforts to diversify medical illustrations, and why asking about more than health can help improve health.
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Asthma disparities persist in CT, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, May 19, 2023
This week’s Roundup features stories about how persistent racial disparities in asthma are effecting CT residents, a new that aims to financially help violence victims, and more.
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